Welcome to Merritt ...

Merritt is located in Chelan County<1>.

The location of Merritt has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Merritt, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Merritt is 2,190 feet [668 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Merritt is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Merritt lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Merritt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Merritt - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Dakota and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Merritt.

Communities near Merritt ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Merritt.

• Leavenworth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
  • Leavenworth is located in Chelan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,348 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leavenworth <4>
• Coles Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Corner
  • Coles Corner is located in Chelan County
• Plain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
  • Plain is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plain <4>
• Peshastin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshastin
  • Peshastin is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peshastin <4>
• Dryden
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
  • Dryden is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <4>
• Ardenvoir
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardenvoir
  • Ardenvoir is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardenvoir <4>
• Cashmere
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashmere
  • Cashmere is located in Chelan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cashmere <4>
• Skykomish
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skykomish
  • Skykomish is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skykomish <4>
• Grotto
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grotto
  • Grotto is located in King County
• Monitor
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
  • Monitor is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monitor <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Merritt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Merritt.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Merritt. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Merritt.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Merritt. See our Newspapers Page for Merritt.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Merritt ...

Looking for more information about Merritt? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Merritt, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Merritt.

Adding Merritt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Merritt in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Merritt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Merritt post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Merritt.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Merritt. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chelan County: www.co.chelan.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/